Market Basket Enters New Market in Maine by Jordan Okumura


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Fri. August 16th, 2013 - by Jordan Okumura-Wright

<p>Market Basket is entering a new East Coast market. The retailer is slated to open it's first location in Biddeford, Maine this coming Sunday.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Market Basket has hired 450 people to work at the location in the former Lowe's at Biddeford Crossing on Route 111, which will open its doors at 7 a.m. Sunday, according to the Portland Press Herald. The stores hours will be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Store features will include fresh sushi, a cafe and a kitchen with sandwiches, pizza, rotisserie chicken and burritos.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The issues over the company’s leadership last month, doesn't seem to be affecting the company's momentum. Arthur T. Demoulas remains President of the Market Basket supermarket chain after 12 hours of debate July 18th and despite concerns that he had spent money recklessly and ignored the authority of directors.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The supermarket chain debuted its first store nearly 100 years ago and now has 71 locations in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.pressherald.com/business/maines-first-market-basket-opens-sunday-in-biddeford_2013-08-15.html " target="_new"> Market Basket</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">